{
  "id": 9163474,
  "title": "₹73.13 Lakh PWD Fund Misappropriation Case Registered In Palghar, Probe Ordered Into Seven Works",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/73-13-lakh-pwd-fund-misappropriation-case-registered-in-palghar-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/7313-lakh-pwd-fund-misappropriation-case-registered-in-palghar-probe-ordered-into-seven-works"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An FIR has been registered in Jawhar Police Station, Palghar, Maharashtra, regarding an alleged misappropriation of ₹73.13 lakh involving seven public works undertaken under the Public Works Department’s (PWD) scheme for educated unemployed engineers from 2014-15. The complaint was filed by Sanjay Pandurang Dongre, an Executive Engineer at the Jawhar PWD division, on September 22. The seven road works, with tender numbers ranging from 331 to 344, were allegedly completed on paper, with bills processed despite no actual execution. The amount of ₹73,13,884 was credited to the company account of Jijau Construction, Vikramgad, which is alleged to represent improperly diverted government funds. The FIR names Nilesh Bhagwan Sambare and Jijau Construction, Vikramgad, along with officials and employees of the PWD. The case has been registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the investigation is underway.",
  "summary": "Palghar, Maharashtra: An FIR has been registered at Jawhar Police Station in connection with an alleged ₹73.13 lakh misappropriation involving seven public works undertaken under the Public Works Department’s scheme for educated unemployed engineers during 2014-15. Seven Road Works Under Scanner According to the FIR registered on September 22, the complaint was filed by Sanjay Pandurang Dongre,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}